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Hello, SunStar Net, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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[edit] Scottish articles

Hi. I live in Edinburgh. What can I help you with? --Guinnog 10:52, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I've just copyedited Pumpherston. I think I once did Craigmillar too, but you're right that both articles could do with help. Photos would be an obvious thing; of course they need to be free as well as being good, which is hard.
You might be interested in Wikipedia:WikiProject Scotland; why not join? There are quite a few Scottish Wikipedians. Take care, --Guinnog 11:11, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Road networks! There are quite a few roads without their own articles. A701 (road) is one I have often thought of starting. What about railways too? --Guinnog 11:20, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

http://www.railscot.co.uk/ is an excellent source for railways if you were thinking of doing any of the needed articles. --Guinnog 11:28, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Upcoming template changes

Hi, I've just noticed that you recently left a templated userpage message. I'm just bringing to your attention that the format and context of these templates will be shortly changing. It is recommended that you visit WikiProject user warnings and harmonisation discussion pages to find out how these changes could affect the templates you use. We also would appreciate any insights or thoughts you may have on the subject. Thanks for your understanding. Best regards Khukri (talk . contribs) 11:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scottish Borders

I'll have a look. --Guinnog 11:38, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Signature help

How do I make my signature similar to your excellent one?? SunStar Net 19:14, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

If you mean my old one, the code is <span style="border:1px solid #808;padding:1px;">[[User talk:(aeropagitica)|<font style="color:#fff;background:#808;">'''(aeropa'''</font><font style="color:#808;background:#fff;">'''gitica)'''</font>]]</span>; if you mean my current version, the code is [[User talk:(aeropagitica)|(aeropagitica)]]. You enter the code on to My Preferences at the top of each page when you are logged in. Make sure to tick the 'raw signature' box before you save. I would recommend the shorter of the two, as it interferes less with contributions to Project and Talk pages. If you are going to use the more colourful version, please change it and make the colours and style different to mine. There are hundreds of pages with the signaure still extant, so it will confuse other users if they are too similar! Regards, (aeropagitica) 19:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


Thanks, aeropagitica! btw, where did you get your username from?? mine is from my university business systems project! --SunStarNet; 19:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

The story of my username. Please change the colours and style before you start posting you'll want your own expression of your personality rather than an imitation of mine! Regards, (aeropagitica) 19:42, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

What's the colour for blue to add to my signautre?? SunStarNet; 19:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Web colors will tell you all you need to know. (aeropagitica) 19:49, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Articles

What kind of articles are you interested in reciving help with? pschemp | talk 19:51, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Donna Summer

Hey, I don't know too much about Donna Summer, but I can help out. I gave the article a look and cleaned it up a bit. Currently, the article doesn't cite any references, so finding sources is one of the most important tasks to get it to WP:GA status. Also, trivia sections are frowned upon so any notable information in that section should be merged into the biography sections of the article. --musicpvm 13:06, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

I'll see what I can do. Incidentally, did you mean to tag your user page for deletion? --Guinnog 14:45, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Ok. I'd take it down unless you actually want your user page deleted if I were you. --Guinnog 14:47, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikify

Seen you leave the please wikify box on the article Kimberly Osorio, just wondering what you feel needs to be done. I was considering breaking it into section but its not possible to do so and still make clear the persons notability. If it was something else just let me know so I can work on it, thanks. --NuclearZer0 23:34, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 08:47, 29 October 2006 (UTC)== Kara Edwards page ==

Yo, SunStar Net. I'd be interested in knowing why you think my Kara Edwards(voice actress) page should be deleted. I have actually been in email correspondence with Kara for some time now, and she personally approved the final version of the page. I don't think it's biased, but if you have some concerns, please let me know.


Perhaps you could be just a TAD more specific.;)DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 08:52, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Public health

...replied here.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:59, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Image deletion request

Can you delete the 1st revision of [[Image:SunStar.svg]] for me, it was a bad upload... Thanks, SunStar Net 07:56, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

There is no link to the image in your message! Why not apply a speedy delete tag instead? It can then join the queue and be deleted with the others. Give me the link and I will do it now. (aeropagitica) 08:02, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SunStar.svg is the link, delete the version uploaded at 07:50, thanks! SunStar Net 08:04, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Now done. (aeropagitica) 08:08, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Executive Order 13292

You put a {cleanup} tag on the article. Executive Order 13292. Were you planning to offer an explanation for this tag on Talk:Executive Order 13292?

When the tag expands it tells readers to look at the talk page for an xplanation from the person who added the tag. IMO, the explanation for tags like this shouldn't be considered to be optional.

Cheers! -- Geo Swan 22:06, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nigga

Done. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 22:27, 30 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 22:35, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE:AFD

Like I said, it's alright. As I said, the point is to determine an articles worthiness. I hope to see you around! DoomsDay349 Happy Halloween! 23:44, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why thank you!

Thanks for the barnstar! :) --Woohookitty(meow) 11:27, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] AA

I agree with you that AA isn't a cult, but if you watch the page for a little while you'll see people come by and make comments about the group being in a cult like fashion. I guess I could research it and see if I can put it in a "Criticism of AA" section. Thanks for your comments!--Twintone 18:58, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:AIV usernames

I've got the new user log covered, so you don't have to keep listing bad usernames on the vandalism page. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 22:49, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, please don't do that, most have been blocked anyway and it just creates a massive backlog there. // Pilotguy (Cleared to land) 00:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

No problem, we do have patrollers montioring newusers logs so they usually are blocked quickly anyway. Do, however, continue to use AIV for blatant vandalism. Thanks for your understanding. // Pilotguy (Cleared to land) 00:39, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Publicopinion

Hi, I noticed you listed User:Publicopinion for blocking due to having a "POV username". He's blocked now anyway, so I guess I'm a bit late, but how was the name POV? --tjstrf Now on editor review! 22:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

No harm done then, I hope. Just be a bit less twitchy in the future, ok? --tjstrf Now on editor review! 23:17, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pelican shit

For what reason did you find it fit to tag User:Pelican Shit as an indefinitely blocked user again? The user has been blocked since March of 2005 and has zero contributions. The user's page has been deleted several times [1]. Why did you find it fit to tag it again despite this? Metros232 00:16, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

He's banned. That's the reason he's tagged. --SunStar Net 00:17, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
But he's been banned for over a year and a half and has no contributions to Wikipedia. Why would anyone care? We don't need to tag all banned users. Take a look at the deletion log for User:TheM62Manchester's user page. "Denying vandals userpages" is one of the entries you'll see and you'll notice that after it was recreated, it was deleted again after a month of being tagged as indefinitely blocked. There's no need to point out that users have been blocked if you can find it in the block log. Metros232 01:09, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:AIV

I've delisted User:Dan`n`Noel from WP:AIV as there has been no obvious vandalism. If you think its a shared account you can list on WP:AN/I. Thanks, — xaosflux Talk 17:08, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page move noted

I'll remember that. Rather interestingly, you make that comment out of nowhere, about 2 hours after I randomly view your userpage? Interesting! BTW if you want to add to that page you can try. 68.39.174.238 00:34, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

FYI, user:68.39.174.238 has repeatedly said he does not want a user page. I checked again just to make sure, and he said he indeed does not want one. -- Rick Block (talk) 04:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A comment about WP:AIV

Hi, I see you're asking for an editor review, so... :-) I noticed that you report a lot of WP:USERNAME violations to WP:AIV. I was surprised to see some pretty harmless names being added: xx_laure92_xx, Sleeper86, LeeBruceMan; and when I looked back in to the log, I noticed this message from Konstable a few hours ago: "declining username blocks on: BeachClub06, D000242, Remingtonsteele2 and Desai.666". You might want to relax just a bit on reporting username violations; we don't want admins to spend a lot of time on frivolous reports while there are active vandals waiting to be blocked. -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 14:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tagging pages

As above with Pelican Shit. We aren't a work creation project, you seem to be spending time doing pointless activities, was anyone confused as to the status of that user? Did changing the template help to improve the encyclopedia in any way? As per WP:AN/I the project is not about vandals and vandalism. --pgk 20:37, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I didn't say everything you have done is pointless, just chasing down very old pages and adding tags to them is pretty pointless. Reporting the dodgy usernames as listed above you seem to have been fairly over zealous about as either names which aren't problematic and in some instance have been blocked before you reported them. If you want to improve (a) make sure the things you do, you do well - don't get concerned with volume (quality not quantity) there are no prizes for tagging the most pages/dishing out the most barnstars/adding the most "me too" comments to discussions etc. (There are some who have found that these activities have actually "counted against" them when being reviewed on things like RFA) (b) Step back and ask yourself why you are doing something, is it to help build/improve the encyclopedia or is it just "busy work"? Tagging old pages afresh (or retagging them) without reason is the latter. --pgk 21:05, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I agree to the edit counter opt-in terms

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[edit] Thank you for your support!

Se la face ay pale, la cause est...

23:42, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

If I'm a bit pale in the face now,
it's because of the amazing support
during my recent request for adminship
and because of all those new shiny buttons.

And if in the future
my use of them should not always be perfect
please don't hesitate to shout at me
any time, sunset, noon or sunrise.

[edit] RfA thanks

Hi SunStar Net, and thanks for your participation at the recent RfA, which did not succeed. For those of you who expressed their support, your kind words and your trust are sincerely appreciated. For those who were opposed --especially those who offered their constructive criticism-- please accept this message as assurance that equally sincere efforts, aimed at enhancing the quality and accuracy of representations within the Wikipedia, will continue. Striving for improved collaboration and consensus will also continue, with all of your insights in mind, while applying NPOV ideals as fairly and reasonably as possible. Ombudsman 05:33, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi!

Thanks for commenting on my signature.

Shrieking Harpy Talk has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing!

[edit] Editor Review

I gave you an editor review. If you wanted more advice or discussion, let me know on my talk pages. --Shrieking Harpy Talk|Count 20:51, 8 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Help

Is it OK to strike out your vote on an AFD if you change your mind??

Certainly, yes! Morwen - Talk 10:57, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] placename meanings

thanks for the offer. i'm not sure how good our coverage is at the moment: if i was focusing on anything in particular i'd go for all the chesters and all the county towns, and making sure generic placename articles like Ashby and Broughton and Sutton have such things. I put a list at User:Morwen/parishnames of parish names, with the number of parishes by that name listed. should you do so can you please be sure to cite whatever reference you are using? i can help with syntax. thanks, Morwen - Talk 10:45, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and to think of something specifically Kingston upon Hull needs help in this regard : I consider the entire first two paragraphs of Kingston upon Hull#History to be dubious. (the date given for the founding, 1293, is the same date given in other sources for adopting the name "kingston") Morwen - Talk 10:53, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you!

I love a good Barnstar. Thank you so very much.

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[edit] Survey Q

Have you ever been to the southern hemisphere, click here to reply.AstroBoy 01:46, 11 November 2006 (UTC) Deadline for entries is December 15th

[edit] White people

FYI: after a flurry of requests regarding that article and its contributors at WP:RFI and (deleted by another admin) at WP:PAIN I recused myself from all involvement. DurovaCharge! 01:22, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

Hi SunStar Net, and thanks very much for your support during my recent RfA, which succeeded with a final tally of 64/0/0. I am grateful for the overwhelming support I received from the community, and hope I will continue to earn your trust as I expand my participation on Wikipedia. It goes without saying that if you ever need anything and I can help, please let me know. Wait, I guess it does go with saying. ; ) --cholmes75 (chit chat) 22:09, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sprotection template

I agree that your newer version is better worded, but I think the less words, the better. If a new format could be placed into this template to make it less bulky and space consuming, it might be worth changing. Currently, if the template formatting is like that, I don't support changing as it would make it bigger than it currently is.

But I thank you as I was going to see if a new format could be placed on these dull-gray templates and make it more attractive. I will definantly consider using your wording for a new formatting, which I will attempt later on :) semper fi — Moe 01:09, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

I like it better than the grey version, but I was thinking of something more along the lines of a soft blue color and maybe a different format than the block of text. I'm still working on it and when I'm done I'll pitch my idea to you :) semper fi — Moe 21:03, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
See User:Moe Epsilon/Sprotect3 to see something that I was looking for. Feel free to criticize. semper fi — Moe 21:15, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Help

What's a meatpuppet, and is anyone willing to help me make Wrexham a featured article?? --SunStar Net 20:06, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

See Sockpuppet (internet)#Meatpuppet. Helpme is really more for specific questions/problems rather than general requests, you might get more luck asking on the talk page of Wrexham if anyone else is interested in doing significant work on it. --pgk 20:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AIV reports

I've removed [2] your reports of two username violations. These were each blocked at least 25 minutes before you reported them. Please check the block log before you post things to AIV. Thanks, Metros232 14:27, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:DaewooNexia3.jpg

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[edit] Thank you

For the barnstar, and for your own witty comments and support across Wikipedia. hugs --ElaragirlTalk|Count 01:48, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Food in Roman times

Would you be interested in helping me on some articles relating to this?? I see youre interested in Roman history! --SunStar Net 01:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Its certainly an interesting area but not really one that I know an awful lot about. What sort of angle are you approaching it from? Mass transit of grain from africa to feed the penniless of Rome etc? Military rations? Or the haute cuisine of the rich? Or all of the above? If you point me towards the article(s) I can certainly have a look and contribute what little I know. Cheers - PocklingtonDan 08:00, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your stubs

Hope you don't mind me touching up some of your stubbies. I like adding references to things. Saves you work. I'll help out where I can. --ElaragirlTalk|Count 22:19, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your support!

A week ago I nominated myself, hoping to be able to help Wikipedia as an administrator as much as a WikiGnome. I am very glad many others shared my thoughts, including you. Thank you for your trust! Be sure I will use these tools to protect and prevent and not to harass or punish. Should you feel I am overreacting, pat me so that I can correct myself. Thanks again! ReyBrujo 20:33, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Vandal discussion

What the...? Where the hell did you come from?

Lol, just kidding. It was strange to see someone randomly come up and agree with me like that. Thanks, though. =) Nishkid64 01:02, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Sure! Nishkid64 01:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Okay, I added my comments. Summary: Doing good so far, just spread yourself out on Wikipedia, read Wikipedia policies and guidelines, and you'll be fine. =) Nishkid64 01:20, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Urbis ZX1

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Urbis ZX1, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at Talk:Urbis ZX1. You may remove the {{dated prod}} template, and the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. -- THLCCD 12:39, 19 November 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Re: 24.244.192.130

I am already in contact with their ICT consultant and network supervisor about it, so that won't be necessary. // Pilotguy (Cleared to land) 14:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Apologies

I'm not sure you need to apologise, we all make "mistakes" and it is in part the way we learn, and also how wikipedia grows and develops. --pgk 15:46, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Arabian Gulf

Hi SunStar, when you get the time, please have a look at the discussion at Arabian Gulf. Jidan 20:13, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

The critical part is the introduction, I propose something similar to britanica, see Talk:Persian_Gulf#Persian.2FArabian_Gulf. Jidan 21:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your comment. The problem is, the Iranian editors(and they are maaany!) will NEVER allow the alternative name to be mentioned at the introduction, read what they did to National Geographic when they tried this [3]. What can we do about it? Is there a way to fully-protect just one part of the article, i.e. the introduction, leaving the rest open for editing? Jidan 22:25, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
There is no alternative name for the Persian Gulf. Let me give you a brief history, something which Jidan obviously doesnt want you to know about, since he hasnt mentioned anything about it. The term Arabian Gulf was first brought into use by the British, during their colonial rule in the Middle East. Their only competition to influence the Persian Gulf region was Iran. The Ottomans were defeated, the Arabs were free, and what better way to create divisions among this new Middle East than to create ethnic tensions (divide and conquer). The term "Arabian Gulf", which was historically the name of the Red Sea, did not stick, and Arab governments continued to call that body of water the Persian Gulf. It was not until the coming of Arab nationalism and the pan Arabism of the 1960's that Arab governments started to use the term Arabian Gulf. People such as Nasser, Saddam Hussein, and other leaders used racist propaganda to further their position. The UN twice declared that Persian Gulf is the only term for this body of water. Clearly, the term Arabian Gulf was politically motivated, and is not a legitimate name. It should also be mentioned that not all Arabs nor all Arab governments even consider it the Arabian Gulf. If Iran tomorrow decided to change the name of the Arabian Sea to the Persian Sea, this would not make Persian Sea an alternative name. The term Arabian Gulf is much like the word n**ger. The motives behind it are political and racist, they deal with pan Arabism and people like Saddam Hussein's idea that Arabs are a superior race to the "Persian dogs". No wonder Iranians are so sensitive about the issue. For almost 3000 years this body of water has had one constant name, the Persian Gulf.Khosrow II 06:39, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Answer to your question

Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history#Blackout_.28wartime.29. Greatings Wandalstouring 23:39, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ataturk question

Hello, I saw your post on the Ataturk talk page. You seem like a reasonable person, would you mind checking out the recent discussion at Talk:Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk? Thanks --AW 18:47, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Threeafterthree

Thanks for you comment. Do you think you could make it on AN/I as well? Jayjg (talk) 00:14, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] United States–Mexico border FA status

OK, what would you like me to do? It's been 20 years since I lived there so I'm not always up to snuff on the latest developments except what filters back to Chicago. It looks like a nice article, overall. Tubezone 23:51, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MKA

Please take a look Talk:Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Regards. MustTC 18:45, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Getting more Scottish articles up to Featured status

Let me know which articles you'd like to focus on and I'll see if I can be of use. Slàinte, Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 20:45, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:FA

I'll actually be quite busy this couple of weeks, but when you do select an article, I'll be glad to help out and chip in. :) I'd say choose something that interests you. It's easier not to give up half-way then. – Chacor 01:04, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow, looks like you've got quite a lot of work ahead of you.I'm not into cars, but I can help by way of giving you constructive criticism of the article, if you want. :) First criticism: could you find references for the article? That's key if you want a GA. – Chacor 01:20, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: Editor review

Sure, I'll have it done by this afternoon (UTC) :) riana_dzasta 05:50, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:AIV

I have removed your report of Xxbexiexx (talk • contribs) to AIV. Can you please show me where on WP:USERNAME it states that a user should be blocked for having an XX to start their username? Also, please show me where you gave them a warning/suggestion to change their username. Thanks, Metros232 17:06, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] United States-Mexico border

I can help copyedit it if you like, but as I said, my knowledge of the actual subject is next to zero. I'm a bit busy for a while, but I'll try to address the things I raised in my peer review soon enough. Any other queries, ask away! Seegoon 03:00, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Polo Mk2 page - 2 weeks of major edit?!?!?!

I checked the policies on major edit, and that's only for one session, and specifically says that several days is not what it's for...

Maybe use the talk page for that article to describe what you want to do? --Bhtooefr 21:29, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Primetime

See Wikipedia:Long term abuse/Primetime. Is there anything new to add? -Will Beback · † · 23:36, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I didn't understand. Due to the confidential nature of some information it'd be better to discuss this via email. Drop me a line. [4] -Will Beback · † · 00:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
Please keep me posted on the progress in this matter. -Will Beback · † · 22:25, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sure!

Actually, I started that article so thank you! However, there are several paragraphs with some horrible English (that sadly I wrote) that I had been trying to fix. It will take some time but sure, I'll help you! ;) --Fluence 15:28, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your question moved and answered

Sensitive information was added that needed deletion. I hope that's sufficiant. :) RadioKirk (u|t|c) 21:22, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

And to elaborate, deleting it from the article wouldn't have been sufficient, as it would still be in the history, so the article had to be deleted to remove the item from the history.--Vercalos 21:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Flightplan

What are you asking for? Do you want me to give you pointers or to actually contribute to the article. If the latter, please consider nominating it for the Wikipedia:Cinema Collaboration of the Week. If the former, you can nominate it for a peer review by the Films Project. Cbrown1023 02:18, 3 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Help request

Would it be wrong for me to move old Wikipedia:Votes for deletion pages to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/X pages, or would I have to get consensus for this?? --SunStar Nettalk 20:36, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I never really thought about that, heh. My guess is that people will want them where they are (in part because VfD was also used for templates, miscellany pages, and all that stuff, I believe). But it couldn't hurt to ask at the village pump. Hope that helps! Luna Santin 20:44, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Peer review

That's an excellent idea! --Guinnog 00:07, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Entries "Service Manager","Report Manager","Technisoft"

I'm after some guidance here ...

I added the subject entries as a new contributor. These entries are not spam. I do concede however that they relate to company and company product information.

"Service Manager" is one of the most widely respected service management software products in use worldwide. A Google search of "technisoft service manager" will return 1000+ hits. At what point does a company or company product become notable enough to allow it to have a Wikipedia entry?

"Microsoft Dynamics GP" is a competing software product that does have a Wikipedia entry ...

I am happy to remove the "Report Manager" entry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fkrugerx (talk • contribs) 00:35, 8 December 2006 (UTC).


[edit] Clement of Dunblane

Calgacus is off on his holidays. I don't know when he'll be back. As far as Clement of Dunblane goes, all it really needs is new pairs of eyes to spot anything that isn't clear, or could be better worded. If you've time to read it through, even just to read a few paragraphs, looking for anything that could be reworded to make it more readable, that would be a big help. If you've any questions, please let me know. I have a vague idea of the background. All the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 16:44, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Just anything that seems like it could be better written. I'd have a go at it, but I'm afraid I've read it too often to be able to spot any mistakes easily. Jocelin has long paragraphs and it's a featured article, so I don't think that's necessarily a problem. It could well be that there aren't any obvious things, in which case it's a matter of waiting to see what comments are left at the review page. Cheers, Angus McLellan (Talk) 16:50, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comment about editor review

Hello there! When re-requesting a review, please do not post the old one, but instead create a new one. Also, remember that there are several users who have been waiting for reviews, and so try to help with some reviews if you are going to re-request one, otherwise those users lose priority in the queue. Thank you for understanding. -- ReyBrujo 16:59, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Restoring sockpuppet pages

SunStar Net wrote:

Can you please restore User:Braaad, since this user has been involved in sockpuppetry (see Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Braaad for details) --SunStar Nettalk 12:49, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
Please restore the category as well, too, if you can. This user also had an RFC: Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Braaad as well. --SunStar Nettalk 12:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I've restored the userpage you mentioned. The category, though, was speedy deleted back in July 2006, as it was empty, and User:Braaad was never actually in the category. Do you still want me to restore it? – Gurch 12:54, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

User:Wiki brah (and talk page) restored. Yes, as you've probably gathered, I've been deleting a lot of userpages of indefinitely blocked users. My intention though is not to get rid of banned users, sockpuppets or users suspected of using sockpuppets, as I see the need for these to stay. Only vandals, and users with offensive usernames, for which there is no point retaining a userpage, especially when the title of the page is actually offensive. I'm not deleting userpages if they're tagged as {{banned}} or with any sort of sockpuppet template, or users who from their talk page are clearly involved with this sort of thing; but it's possible that (as in this case) I deleted some that should stay, for which I apologize – Gurch 13:20, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
(Note: you may want to tag the userpages with a more specific template than the standard indefblocked one, e.g. {{banned}}, if that helps keep track of things) – Gurch 13:23, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
Ah, just as I said that you put the sockpuppet template on one; I guess I don't need to suggest it then :) – Gurch 13:24, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Help request

{{helpme}}

Are used car buyer's guides/national car magazines considered a reliable source for trim level detail on cars?? When I get information for trim levels, it's taken from these. Examples include Motor Trend etc. --SunStar Nettalk 17:04, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

They seem to meet the criteria on the WP:RS page you linked quite well (not as well as perfect sources, but not badly), so probably. You might want to ask at Wikipedia talk:Reliable sources to get wider input. --ais523 17:08, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Give them a warning

Before listing on Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, please take time to give user an appropriate warning first, e.g. the test or bv templates. -- Egil 18:11, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Cute 1 4 u

You said: "Yamla, I'm willing to make a complaint to the ISP regarding Cute 1 4 u (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log), if you want. Is this a good suggestion?? However, I wouldn't be surprised if this user tries to appeal their ban via some other means..."

Thanks. First step is waiting for the checkuser report to come back. Then I'm not quite sure how to go about making the abuse report (if the checkuser confirms the sockpuppet). I mean, I've made plenty of reports before, but never through Wikipedia. We may need a bureaucrat to make the report. I'm not sure. --Yamla 21:41, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Automobiles Notification

Hi SunStar Net, you were on the list of members at WikiProject Automobiles and we are introducing a new way of listing members, as the old list was becoming too long. Our new method involves having all of our members in a category.

To add yourself to the category just add the userbox to your user page by putting {{Wiki Auto Project}} where you want the userbox. Alternatively if you don't like the userbox you can add [[Category:WikiProject Automobiles members|SunStar Net]] to your userpage.

If you no longer wish to be a member of the project, simply don't add the userbox or category, there's no pressure. Thanks for your time, James086Talk | Contribs 04:30, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Username reports to AIV

Sunstar, I'm not sure trawling the new user log for people to report to AIV really has much point. If they haven't even edited, there's not much point in blocking them (this can always be done later if necessary) as most accounts don't have even a single edit, and it's pretty confrontational to get your username blocked right off the bat. Also, several of the names you've reported (jesus baby and that Arabic one) don't violate Wikipedia:Username in a way I can see. "Why_wont_you_let_me_have_a_name" may yet be blocked, but it probably be better just to report them in a big bunch to WP:ANI when you're done watching the log for a bit, and perhaps excluding those who haven't even edited, as blocking them is probably, as aforementioned, pointless. This is just a suggestion; my interpretation of policy is my own, but I'd appreciate a reply. Here is fine.--Kchase T 23:42, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Got your message. My mistake. I'm sorry. I see the section of policy that covers these now. Nonetheless, I'd still suggest not reporting them to AIV. It's more for rapid-fire responses to vandalism. ANI or reporting to AIV in a bunch is probably a better method.--Kchase T 23:45, 17 December 2006 (UTC)


RfA thanks!

Thank you so much, SunStar Net, for your gracious support in my RfA (48/1/0)! I am very happy that you trust me with this great honor and privilege. If at any time you think that I need to step back and take a deep breath or just want to talk, please contact me. Happy editing! Cbrown1023 03:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Four speedy deletes on one page

Wow, I can't believe that you are using four speedy deletes on one page after I tagged it (Justin Gammon) lol. Bearly541 13:49, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, was that really necessary? One speedy tag is pretty sufficient as only one is needed to add it to the category. I think that any admin could figure out just why exactly that article needed to be deleted with simply one tag on it. Thanks, Metros232 14:04, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Subst'ed indefblock templates

Hi,

if you create userpages for indefinitely blocked accounts (I don't think User:Monkeygrl needs a userpage, but won't delete it right now if you feel she should have one), please either do not subst the {{indefblocked}} template (as it says on the template) or add the Category:Temporary Wikipedian userpages to the page so these pages will be deleted once we are certain that the page is longer useful. Thank you, Kusma (討論) 14:11, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I think the talk page and block log messages are more than sufficient, especially for a user with no contributions whose userpages no Wikipedian (except for those who happen to check the block log) is ever going to see. Kusma (討論) 14:20, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Editor review

Thank you for the notice. I'm afraid I won't have time to do it today, but I would be glad to give you a full-scale review tommorow. Hope you can indeed become an admin one day. Michaelas10 (Talk) 23:03, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yet more thanks!

Thank you SO much for the Barnstar. NPP is a lonely task and it's heartening to know that I'm doing good. Much obliged.  :) - Lucky 6.9 00:36, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Done.  :) - Lucky 6.9 00:43, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ottawaman

Hey SunStar, thanks for your message and your help. Thankyou also for your supportive words. I often feel a bit out there on my own in dealing with this nut, so I really do appreciate it. Before coming to WP, this guy was community banned from Wikinews. So I think a WP:ABUSE complaint is an excellent idea because this is obviously a pattern of abuse rather than an isolated incident. I've been keeping a record of the IPs he's used for a while now to try to establish a pattern for range blocks etc and so we do have a fair amount of evidence to use. It's a very good suggestion, thanks. :) Sarah Ewart 06:20, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template

Regarding [5], what was the template you used for that? Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 07:38, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Attacker

Whom have you made angry? Some guy came in and immediately created a page at SunStar Net which attacked you, me, Daniel Bryant, Lucky 6.9 and a couple others. What do we have in common? User:Zoe|(talk) 19:58, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Ah. Looks like Ottawaman. User:Zoe|(talk) 19:58, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Nah, that's not Ottawaman. Sarah 21:08, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Really? Seems to be the only connection all of us he attacked have.  :) User:Zoe|(talk) 21:10, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Well, I've never seen Ottawaman use that kind of language or write those kinds of attack pages. He did write some attack pages but they were just claiming admin abuse rather than anything like this SunStar page. Also, I don't think Lucky, Brian0918 and Brian Crawford had anythng at all to do with Ottawaman. Sarah 21:16, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I salted it, SunStar. User:Zoe|(talk) 21:11, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Help me request

I'm trying to make a template in my userspace which should appear as: {{template|{{content}} test}} rather than {{template|{{{1}}}test}}

How can I do this with template syntax?? Thanks, --SunStar Nettalk 22:26, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to do. What do you mean by {{content}} as opposed to {{1}}? —bbatsell ¿? 22:33, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Actually what you do, is type {{template|Content}} the content will appear instead of the 1. It is a number since you can have more than one spot to but content in. X [Mac Davis] (DESK|How's my driving?) 01:52, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notice

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT the scope of WikiProject Ottawa is being debated. Your input is requested. Thank you. GreenJoe 20:36, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for your support

Thank you for your support in the RfA on my behalf. It is an honor to have received your expression of confidence. To be chosen as an administrator requires a high level of confidence by a broad section of the community. Although I received a great deal of support, at this time I do not hold the level of confidence required, and the RfA did not pass. It is my wish that I will continue to deserve your confidence. Sincerely, --BostonMA talk 19:15, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Template Vandal

Slowking Man has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks for the compliment. I've replied with a few things of interest at my Talk page, in case you're not a compulsive Wikiholic like myself. --Slowking Man 15:40, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Roman Coinage

Hi, I've been working on Roman Republican coinage, have added a list of republican moneyers (which I intended to eventually point to many individual pages for individual moneyers), and am now drafting Ancient Technology of Coinage. I also have plans for some kind of article on economics/ usage of ancient coinage. What exactly did you have in mind? I could provide some help in imperial coinage, but much less than in republican. I would certainly like input in the republican area. Curtius 01:39, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Primetime

Is anything happening with your complaint? -Will Beback · † · 01:51, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your WP:AIV report on Freelance Media

Hi SunStar Net,

This is just to let you know that I removed your report on Freelance Media because that account has not performed any vandalism. Please note that Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism is for cases of simple vandalism. You may wish to look at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest for guidelines on how to deal with accounts with commercial user names. --Deathphoenix ʕ 17:14, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

No problem. You're probably right about the user name, but without vandalism, there's nothing we can do on WP:AIV. --Deathphoenix ʕ 17:19, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ottawa meetup

Image:Wikimeetup.PNG -- Earl Andrew - talk 21:32, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shopping malls

there's also List of Shopping malls in Honduras. Looks like a clear deletion candidate to me. Punkmorten 13:15, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Helpme request

How can I spot meatpuppetry, and is my definition of meatpuppetry correct: "Meatpuppetry is canvassing for votes outside of Wikipedia".

I would appreciate help in spotting this skill, as I am a regular participant in Articles for Deletion debates. --SunStar Nettalk 22:43, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

You could try reading WP:SOCK#Meatpuppets and WP:CANVAS. --Sopoforic 23:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article Improvement

Hey SunStar Net, I know how well you've been doing lately with the improvement of articles, namely Banksy and I was wondering if you could help me. I'm trying to make a more structured effort to build some good articles, I've done one, contributing solely and it's not quire good enough for peer review. So aside from pictures, which will come soon, do you have any recommendations?

This is the one: Rone

Related Articles that I've started: Civilian,Dlux, Meek, Pslam, Sixten, Prism, Sync, Optic, Phibs, Ha-Ha, Vexta. (If you want to see.)

Just whenever you can. Thanks SSN. Dfrg.msc 1 . 2 . Editor Review 05:23, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ex-wikipedian temporarily?

Don't people normally just use {{wikibreak}} for that? --tjstrf talk 01:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh, with the "looks like a sockpuppet" thing? Well, not much you can do about that one, people will think what they think. If the guy's going to vandalize your talk page through socks, you could always have it semi-protected. --tjstrf talk 01:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
The semi-protection would still deal with the sock vandalism though. You could also have the socks checkusered to see who was behind them. --tjstrf talk 01:44, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
No sockpuppet vandalism? Ara? --tjstrf talk 01:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Hehe, you're back and I'm having to temporarily leave. No relationship between those events, just a bit of bad timing. Regardless, enjoy yourself! --tjstrf talk 16:28, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Helpme request

I uploaded an image, but on the upload form there's nothing to indicate that an image is a promotional and you have to add the tag yourself after you've uploaded the image. Can anyone fix it?? --SunStar Nettalk 13:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

It looks like the tag has already been corrected it has the proper {{promotional}} tag on it so you should be ok.— WilsBadKarma (Talk) 13:53, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Helpme... again!

Although I am not planning to run for RFA now, would the fact I am applying to be a sysop on another Wikimedia project be a good or a bad thing (assuming by the time I have my next RFA, I am a sysop at whichever Wikimedia project it is!) at an adminship request?? --SunStar Nettalk 00:13, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

I don't think it would be an "any"thing, one way or the other. BTW, I'm not sure a helpme is appropriate here, I think yoy'd have better luck on the RFA page's Discussion pages (that sounds odd). Anyway, hope that helps. If it does you might want to remove the helpme. Maury 00:20, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Hehe... it's standard practice to remove the helpme after you have answered a question, but then continue the conversation after the helpme is removed. This prevents spam in #wikipedia-bootcamp on freenode, where every 3 minutes a list of pages with the template is sent into the chatroom. GofG ||| Contribs 01:04, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
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